Freedom of Expression Tracker

Tanzania suspends fourth newspaper since June in media crackdown

Incident Ref:

TZ2410/17-1306

Incident category:

violation of public foe

Date of incident:

24 October 2017

Perpetrator / Facilitator:

Government Department

The government banned the critical newspaper MwanaHalisi in September for two years after accusing it of inciting violence. Another independent newspaper, Mawio, was banned in June over articles linking two former presidents to alleged improprieties in mining deals signed in the 1990s and early 2000s